SILVERTON — Steven Newton Chaney, 63, a member of St. Paul Parish here,
died at his home July 26. There will be a funeral Mass at 10 a.m.
Saturday, August 26, at St. Paul Church here. Anyone who knew Steven is
encouraged to attend and pay their respects.

Mary Kathryn Barnes, 93, passed away on July 29, 2017 at Maryville Memory Care in Beaverton.There
will be a rosary Sunday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Loyola Retreat
Center Chapel, 3220 SE 43rd Ave. in Portland. The funeral Mass will be
Monday, Aug. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ignatius Church, 3400 SE 43rd Ave.
in Portland. There will be a luncheon reception immediately following
the Mass in the school cafeteria.

Mary Frances O’Neill
Nichols, 95, longtime parishioner of The
Madeleine and St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Portland, and St. Cyril
Catholic Church in Wilsonville, passed away at home with her family by her side July 28. A
private memorial service will be held for the family.

Sister Catherine Grams (Sister Mary Michaelann), 90, died at the Marie-Rose Center at Mary's Woods in Lake Oswego, July 13. A member of the Sisters of the Holy Names for 70 years, her funeral will be held Wednesday, July 26, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Names, Marylhurst.

OREGON CITY — Virginia Johanna “Gin” Miller, 95, died June 28 with family present at Blessed Trinity Foster Home here. There will be a rosary Friday July 28 at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. at St. John the Apostle Church.

Sister Germaine Chabot, 98, a Sister of Providence for 80 years, died July 4 at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle. There will be a vigil Sunday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., and a funeral Mass Monday, July 10, at 11 a.m., both at St. Joseph Residence, 4800 37th Avenue SW, Seattle. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, after the Mass and reception.

Deacon Martin Bozulich, 78, died March 25 in Morristown, New Jersey, after a brave and hard-fought battle with cancer. He had recently relocated from Reedsport to be near his daughter, Jenifer, while undergoing medical treatment. Martin served the church as a deacon in Reedsport, Florence, and North Bend. There was a funeral Mass at St. John the Apostle Church in Reedsport.

Sister Constance Lovcik (Sr. Constanza Marion), age 92, died at the Marie-Rose Center at Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego on May 28. She was a vowed member of the Sisters of the Holy Names for 72 years. The Mass of Christian Burial was in the Provincial House Chapel.

Margaret Theresa (Emig) Stoering, known all her life as “Peggy”, died May 28. Though funeral services will be held in California, the family has organized a special Portland-area Mass and celebration of life in the chapel of Maryville Nursing Home in Beaverton June 17 at 2 p.m.

STAYTON – Thomas Richard Bochsler, 77, unexpectedly died June 3. The vigil and rosary will be Thursday, June 8, at 7 p.m. and the funeral Mass will be Friday, June 9, at 11 a.m., both at Immaculate Conception Church in Stayton.

Marie E. Gustafson, 76, died May 12. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, at St. Cecilia Church, 5105 SW Franklin Ave., Beaverton. Recitation of the rosary will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Thomas Joseph Moore, 92, died peacefully on May 9 surrounded by family. A funeral mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, at St. Matthew Church in Hillsboro preceded by a rosary at 11 a.m. A reception will follow in the parish hall.

Father Joseph John Beno,93, died peacefully at the Blessing House in Tigard May 6. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Monday, May 15, at St. Wenceslaus Church in Scappoose. Burial with military honors will follow in the parish cemetery. A reception will be held in the parish center.

Kathleen Louise Van Veen, 70, known to everybody as Kathy, passed away peacefully at her home in Southeast Portland April 26, 36 weeks after she was told she had an inoperable brain tumor and only eight weeks to live. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11, at St Ignatius Church in Southeast Portland. A catered reception will follow.

Benedictine Sister Jerome (Carol) Zerr, 72, a member of Queen of Angels Monastery, died April 28, at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. There will be a vigil at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the monastery chapel in Mount Angel, and a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 5, followed by her burial in the monastery cemetery. There will also be a memorial Mass for Sister Jerome at 10 a.m. Monday, May 8, at the University of Portland Chiles Center.

Benedictine Father Cosmas White, 88, a monk and priest of Mount Angel Abbey, died April 27, at the abbey in Saint Benedict. There will be a vigil at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, and a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Monday, May 1, both services at the Abbey church, followed by his burial in the Abbey cemetery.

Holy Names Sister Patricia Baxter (Sister Mary Emmetria), 90, died at the Marie-Rose Center at Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego March 24. She was a vowed member of the Sisters of the Holy Names for 69 years. There was a funeral Mass in the Provincial House Chapel.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Holy Cross Father Charles David Sherrer, 81, died April 13, at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, following a brief illness. There was a funeral Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the Notre Dame campus.

Patricia “Patsy” Barbara Porter, 99, of Portland, died April 11 surrounded by family. There will be a rosary at 10 a.m. and a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 21, at St. John the Apostle Church, 417 Washington St., Oregon City.

YACHATS - Jocille Daniel, 80, died in Salem after a lengthy illness, surrounded by her loved ones. There will be a rosary at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, at St. Joseph Church in Salem.

Peter Van Hoomissen, 88, died peacefully March 5 in Boise. There will be a rosary at 2:30 p.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, at The Madeleine Parish, 3123 NE 24th Ave., Portland. A reception will immediately follow in parish hall.

Theresa “Teddy” Ruiz Seaton passed away March 30 at the Providence Benedictine Nursing Center in Mount Angel. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 6, at St. Luke Church, 417 Harrison St. in Woodburn.

Beaverton — Sister of St. Mary of Oregon Veronica Marie Templer died March 31 at the Maryville skilled nursing care facility, located on the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon campus. There will be a funeral Mass at 4 p.m. April 5 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel in the SSMO Motherhouse. The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon campus is located on Murray Blvd. at TV Highway in Beaverton.

Florence Klein died peacefully March 24 after a brief illness. There will be a funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Monday, April 3, at Holy Cross Church (5227 N Bowdoin St, Portland). A brief reception will follow at the parish hall.

Jean Marie Peterson died peacefully March 11 at the age of 85 years old. She was born in Norfolk, Nebraska Jan. 30, 1932, and moved to Portland in 1944 where she lived for 73 years. She attended Couch Elementary and was a 1950 graduate of Lincoln High School. She is an alumnus of Lewis and Clark College and Emmanuel Nursing Program. She worked as a registered nurse in Portland for 43 years.

Holy Names Sister Pat Daly died March 18, three days after the celebration of her 90th birthday at her bedside at Hospice of Spokane House, where she died. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Spokane.

MOUNT ANGEL — Arlene Margaret Kloucek, 84, died peacefully March 11. A rosary will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at St. Mary Church in Mount Angel. A funeral Mass will follow at the church at 11 a.m.

Margaret Schommer, 96, died peacefully, Feb. 24. There will be a rosary 4 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at St. Therese Church, 1260 NE 132nd Ave. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Monday, March 6, also at St. Therese, followed by a reception.

Richard "Dick" Collins, 87, died Feb. 22. There will be a funeral Mass at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 4, at Holy Trinity Church, 13715 SW Walker Rd., Beaverton, followed by a reception at the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Virgil Francis Courtney, 79, died of heart failure Jan. 20 in Henderson, Nevada. There was a service at the First Church of the Nazarene in Salem. Msgr. Tim Murphy will offer a special Mass at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, in Mr. Courtney’s honor at the Central Catholic High School chapel.

SEATTLE — Providence Sister Blanca Sagles, 68, a Sister of Providence for 20 years, died Feb. 1 at St. Joseph Residence. There was a funeral Mass at St. Joseph Residence and burial was at Calvary Cemetery.

Jesuit Father Joseph Edward Shirey, 100, died Dec. 22, 2016, at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos, California. There was a funeral Mass in the Jesuit House Chapel at Gonzaga University. Inurnment followed at Mount St. Michaels Cemetery in Spokane.

Affectionately known as “Father Red Socks,” this gentle priest spent his ministerial career as a parish priest and hospital chaplain in the northwest and Alaska. The moniker “Red Socks” was his trademark adornment; Father Shirey felt that priests and religious who wore all black clothing lacked a “playful” or “joyful” spirit in their work; the red socks, sweater, etc., that he wore reminded him to bring God’s joy to others as well as himself.

Elinor L. Ries, 95, died Jan. 25 in Vancouver, Washington, from Alzheimer’s dementia. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. at the Madeleine, 3123 N.E. 24th Avenue, followed by a luncheon. Military committal will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 at Willamette National Cemetery.

SALEM — Helen Carolyn Ilg, 87, died Jan. 31 in Salem of complications from Alzheimer’s. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at St. Mary’s Church in Mt. Angel. A luncheon will follow. There will be a private interment at Calvary Cemetery in Mount Angel.

BEAVERTON — Ruth Weiby, 93, died peacefully at home Jan. 27 in Beaverton. There will be a rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at St. Cecilia Church, 5105 SW Franklin Ave.

Father Alvin Cabacang, 50, a solemn professed friar and priest of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary, died suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 31. There will be a funeral Mass at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Chapel of Mary, at The Grotto.

OREGON CITY — Joyce Dawn-Marie Abel Higley, 85, died Jan. 28. There will be a rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at St. John the Apostle Church, 417 Washington St.